The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-07-30

engagement, dltCl hhV"lcuSe OI Law
yer Shows financial condition came
out and became common gossip.
elisha says the Sunday-school shall
have new organ if it takes his last
cent" said their father, laughing heart
lily. He could not hold himself in.
"Well," said Elisha, "not quite as
bad as that But they shall have new
melodeon-yes."
This capped the climax. The Sun
day-school had been holding picnics,
strawberry-festivals ice-cream festi-
walls, lectures, busy-bses, and / don't
know what besides-in which the six
girls had taken lively interest-to
raise money enough for an organ; but,
do their best, they could only raise
about fifty dollars. They threw them
selves upon their uncle, and as there
was not quite enough of him to 90
around, they threw themselves upon
their father. 1t was touching scene.
Two of the girls were in tears, and one
of them was heard to say: "Our de-
liverer!"
And there in the midst stood the two
old hypocrites, laughing as heartily as
the rest-only-only in Amasa Snow
eyes there glistened some real tears.
Poor man! how he wished it was adj
true! For he loved his girls beyond
every thing on earth, and their happi-
ness and joy unnWved him for his little
scheme. If it should fail, how should
he dare look them in the face again?
Suddenly Bessie looked up. ats
late, she said-''its dreadfully late for
the sewing society"
When they were alone, Elisha said:
you've done it!-you've gone and
done it! In five minutes every word
of what we've said will be all over this
village. Yes, and all over the State of
Connecticut, Dunn it! l say, Amasa,
this isn't right!
"WhyP Don't you have any fears.
Suppose they do tell of your millions
it will give you credit"
"Ah, yes, yes! but they will be after
me for my money" Elisha straight.
ened himself up very stiffly, and but
toned his coat over his chest very
firmly, as if to impress on his brother
the fact that he would not let then
have a cent-not one cent-if they did
"Well, dom say it isn't so, any way
whispered Amasa, and led Elisha to hi
room, where that great and goo(
philanthropist and millionaire lay dowI
upon sofa and took a comfortabl,
nap.
For q week East Chesterville was il
a condition of ferment. The resurrec
ton of Elisha Snow in the form of
millionaire, after having departed
twenty years before with reputation
for unconquerable laziness, and al
ability only remarkable for imbibinI
hard cider, was enough to shake tn
entire country to its center. Then hi
magnificent bequests-the town librar
building, the new organ, raising tn
minister's salary, proposing to estab
fish Home for Incurable Idiots-fo
poor Elisha found he could not sto
promising when he had once begun
and his plan to build new gym
nasium, skating rink, winter bath, al
combined. for the young people, mad
him at once the idol of the town.
Mawley, the mill-owner, met Amas
one day in the street. "See here" h
said, 1--WE told Slayton to let up o
you. You and 1 were always oil
friends. Pay up the interest on tina
mortgage any time you please. By tn
way, Pm tired of Slayton. He
housded you, when you were down, il
a damned mean way. I'm sick of Stay
ton. I'll send you round a retainer t.
morrow of five hundred dollars in
case I've got against some Prov
dence people. Big case-big money i
it. How's your brother?-pretty wei
l hope. Those California magnatC
are all coming East, 1 hear. Thin
your brother would like to put an
money in my mill? A big chance nov
l don't need the money, but it don
pay to keep all your eggs in one baske
How's Bessiep Good-morning."
mir. Mawley, one moment Yo
don't let up on me and send me tht
lawsuit because Elisha is millionair,
do you?"
"Oh. no, no, no. My dear fellow
no, no! Why, what an ideal By-th
way, 1 never favored the breaking q
of that match-my son and Bessi
Good-day,"
AmaSa Snow got round behind Il
fence and laughed and shook until Il
entire fence laughed and shook vii
him. His little scheme was workin
/ we'll. One needs very little capital
this world if one can only obtain i
, substitute-credit That week and Il
next he had retainers sent him fro
+ several wealthy proprietors in a neig
boring manufacturing town. They hS